Brush-holder.



ALBERT S. POJLK, QF ROLAND PARK, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR T RENN'UUS, KLEINLE &

CGMJEANY, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

Application mea april 1e, i917. serial no. 162,441;

To all whom t may concern.'

Beit known that ll, ALBERT S. Pour, a citizen of the United States, ,residing at Roland lark, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brush-Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled `in the art to which it appertains tojmake and use the My invention relates to that class of device designed for supporting paint and varnishl brushes and the like, whereby the brush may manufacture, and effective in operation, the device being capable of application to the various types of brushes used for painting,

varnishing, calcimining, and similar work.

Another object of the invention is to prow vide an attachment for adjustably holding the handles of the brushes so that the-latter may be inserted any suitable amount into the paint, varnish, oil or other liquid in the container. l

A further object Vis to provide an attachmentwhich -will edectively grip the handle of the brush regardless of the sizethereof.

Yet another object is to provide a device v by which any brush of the above mentioned classes, or others, can be supported without in any way marring the brushv or brush hanger on which it is used.

With the foregoing objects in view, the

invention resides in the lnovel features of,

construction and unique combinations of parts to be hereinafter fully described and claimed, the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying drawing which constitutes a part of this' application and in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of the im- Specication of Letters Patent.

BRUSH-HOLDER.

Patented Apr., 23, fwd.,

proved holder applied to the upper edge of a aint bucket.;

i 2 is a verticaltra'nsverse section on the p ane of the line 2 2 of Fig. l; andl Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the plane indicated by the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

In the drawing above briefly described,

-the numeral 1 refers to a cone-shaped coil formed of a single piece of wire, one end of said wire, after forming the larger convolution 2 of the coil, being extended diametrically across said convolution at 3 and anchored at its free end in any suitable manner as indicated at 4,-whereby to provide a backing member coacting with the adjacent convolution to form a spring clip to receive the upper edge of a paint bucket or the like as t shown in Fig. 1.

ln the present showing, the vend of the "tu wire in l uestion is'flattened slightly and is p clamped etween the large end of the coil and a back plate 5 with which said end contacts, claws 6 being formed on the edge of W5 tion 2 as shown, whereby rigidity is impartsaidplate,l and clenched around the convolu-l ed to the aforesaid backing vmember,': said plate also serving as an vedective means for displaying advertisingY matter.

ln use, the device is clipped over the edge of a pail or thelike as shown in Fig. 1 and the handles of they brushes to be supported are then inserted-between the convolutions .of the coil l1, the large and moreresilient convolutions being capableof springing sufciently to receive the hand es of large brushes,r whereas those of smaller brushes will be gripped by the sm aller and relatively stiff convolutions. The diderence in degree of Hexibility of the larger and smaller coils is due to the relative size thereof, more metal v emstin in the larger coils andhence more flexibillty or resiliency. 1 l

The bucket orl other receptacle employed may contain a quantity of linseed oil or other t suitable liquid to prevent hardening ofthe. brush bristles, and by lsliding the handles of the brushes between the convolutions of the coil, any required amount of said brushes may be inserted in the liquid.. The device, te@ however, may in some cases be positioned on the erior of a paint bucket or the like and may then beused for supporting the brushes whlle being carried from place to place.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be obvious that although the improved holder is of extremely simple and inexpensive nature, it will be high y eiicient and durable, being self-anchoring, and self-adjusting for dii'erent sized brushes.

I claim 1. A brush `holder comprising a conical coil formed of wire with one end of said wire anchored at the larger end of the coil ,being anchored to provide a back member form a sprin coacting with the adjacent convolution to clip adapted to receive the upper edge o a receptacle.

3. A brush holder comprising a conical coil formed of wire, a circular back plate contacting with the larger convolution of said coil, and claws on the edge of said plato clenched around said convolution.

4. A brush holder comprising a conical coil formed of wire with one end of said wire extended across the larger convolution of the coil, a circular back plate, and claws on the edge of said plate clenched around said convolution, said end of the Wire being grippedbetween said plate and convolution.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT S. POLK. Witnesses:

F. W. SCHNEIDER, EDGAR S. BROWNING. 

